Dial 1119 (1950)
- Directed by
- Gerald Mayer
- Genre
- film noir, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A deranged escaped killer holds the customers of a bar hostage. The police try to negotiate while the tense standoff unfolds.
tenseclaustrophobicgrimnoirishsuspensefullow-keytaut
What happens
Dial 1119 is a 1950 MGM film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The film was directed by Gerald Mayer, a nephew of studio head Louis B. Mayer, who had previously directed screen tests and short films for MGM. The number 1119 in the title is a reference to the police emergency number used in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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